French door grilles in Cornwall: what will it cost?
French door grilles in Cornwall typically cost £954 to £2,034 including VAT (£795 to £1,695 plus VAT) per pair of doors, supplied and fitted. Use the quote tool for a guide figure, then we survey and confirm a fixed price.
French door grilles are usually a pair of retractable grilles that fold to each side of the doors and meet in the centre, where they lock together. They protect the glazing and the meeting stiles, which are the weak point of many French doors.
Choices you can make
- Matches white, black or wood-effect frames
- Each side opens independently
- Pair of leaves meeting at a central lock
- Low-profile floor track
- Locks keyed alike with other grilles in the house
- Optional shoot bolts top and bottom
Covering Cornwall
We can arrange surveys and fitting anywhere in Cornwall, including Redruth and Falmouth. Dates depend on installer availability. Choose your town below for local details.
Cornwall's stock is largely granite and slate cottages, terraces and holiday lets, with many seasonal properties left empty for part of the year.
Common openings for French door grilles:
- Period homes with timber French doors
- French doors to gardens
- Ground-floor flats
- Juliet balconies on upper floors (with escape in mind)
Towns in Cornwall
Getting the right French door grille for your building
Upper floors
A grille behind Juliet balcony doors needs to keep any required escape route usable.
One side or both
A centre-meeting pair lets you open one side for everyday use.
What the rules say in England
Bedroom and escape windows
Approved Document B (fire safety) expects many habitable rooms in houses, especially first-floor rooms, to have an emergency escape window with an unobstructed opening of at least 0.33 m², at least 450 mm high and 450 mm wide, with the bottom of the opening no more than 1,100 mm above the floor. We only fit grilles over escape windows with a release that opens from inside without a key.
Grilles inside the glass
A grille fitted inside the glass does not normally need planning permission, because it does not materially change how the building looks from outside. If the building is listed, listed building consent may still be needed.
How it works
- Guide price online or by phone
- Survey in Cornwall
- Accept the fixed quote
- Installation by installers working under our contract
French door grilles in Cornwall: questions
Which towns in Cornwall do you cover?
We can arrange work anywhere in Cornwall, including Redruth, Falmouth, St Austell, Truro and Camborne, and in other towns across the area.
My French doors open inwards. Can I still have a grille?
Yes. The grille is set back from the doors so they can swing open, or fitted outside if there is no room inside.
Can French door grilles open one side only?
Yes. Each leaf runs independently, so you can open one side and leave the other closed.
Will the grille match my doors?
We powder-coat grilles in white, black, anthracite or a RAL colour close to your frames.
Other grilles in Cornwall
- Grille lock replacement and upgrades
- Home security grilles
- Retractable security grilles
- Security grille servicing
- Front door security gates
- Escape window grilles (quick release)
Tell us about your French door grille and we will come back with a guide price.